This week, 22 Commercial Banking stocks are improving their overall rating on Portfolio Grader. Each of these rates an “A” (“strong buy”) or “B” overall (“buy”).

Bank of Marin (NASDAQ:BMRC) is bumping up its rating from a C (“hold”) to a B (“buy”) this week. Bank of Marin Bancorp offers commercial and retail lending programs. In Portfolio Grader’s specific subcategories of Earnings Growth and Earnings Revisions, BMRC also gets A’s. Shares of the company are up 3.5% from a month ago. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of BMRC stock.

Republic Bancorp (NASDAQ:RBCAA) boosts its rating from a B to an A this week. Republic Bancorp directs, plans and coordinates the business activities of the Republic Bank & Trust. The stock’s trailing PE Ratio is 4.5. The price of RBCAA has gone up 3.8% over the past month. This is slightly better than the Nasdaq’s 3.6% increase for the same period. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of RBCAA stock.

Westamerica (NASDAQ:WABC) shows solid improvement this week. The company’s rating rises from a C to a B. Westamerica is a bank holding company that provides a range of banking services to individual and corporate customers in Northern and Central California. Shares of the stock have been trading at an exceptionally rapid pace, up twofold from the week prior. The price of WABC has risen 3.4% over the last month. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of WABC stock.

This week, Southside Bancshares (NASDAQ:SBSI) pushes up from a C to a B rating. Southside Bancshares offers a range of financial services to individuals, businesses, municipal entities and non-profit organizations in the communities it serves. Shares of the stock have been trading at an exceptionally rapid pace, up twofold from the week prior. The price of the company is up 1.6% from last month. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of SBSI stock.

Century Bancorp‘s (NASDAQ:CNBKA) ratings are looking better this week, moving up to a B from last week’s C. Century Bancorp offers business, personal, and institutional services. Shares of the stock have been changing hands at an unusually rapid pace, three times the rate of the week prior. CNBKA shares jumped up 1.8% from a month prior. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of CNBKA stock.

Peapack-Gladstone Financial (NASDAQ:PGC) is seeing ratings go up from a B last week to an A this week. Peapack-Gladstone Financial is the holding company for Peapack-Gladstone Bank. Shares of the stock have been trading at an exceptionally rapid pace, up threefold from the week prior. The price of PGC is up 0.5% from last month. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of PGC stock.

Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results — with A being “strong buy,” and F being “strong sell.” Explore the tool here.